From the ever astute and on-the-ball N.Y. Times:

Berlusconi's Allies Start to Question His Insistence on Recount

Why insist on a recount? Tie things up in the court system til the determination of the outcome of the election is resolved by a judge or three as opposed to the, well, voters. W won by a whopping 1 vote in 2000 (5-4).

Why insist on a recount?

Bushydo, baby.

QED.